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Ebenezer Scrooge hated Christmas.He's always sour, not kind and hard.But at Christmas Eve, the gost who was his long-dead partner, Jacob Marley,visited him.And adviced him to change his thought and lifestyle.And after him more three gosts come Scrooge's bedroom....
Scrooge is very unkind man, so I hated him, but after finish reading, I was impressed his changing.I learned from this story that it' important to kind everyone whoever have or no money.
This story becomed a movie now,so I want to go to see it! (

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buru | Nov 23, 2009 |

The main character "Scorooge" is cold and difficult person.
He think important thing is business and money in life.
So he is alone.
But one day he meet three ghosts,and he changes.

This story is very interesting.
So I can read this book very fast.
I think this story can make you very fun.

waka | Nov 18, 2009 |

This wonderful story made me happy.Mr.Scrooge,a lonely man,dislike Christmas.But he changed slowly as ha met three ghosta and saw many sight.Gradually,he became kind man and likes Christmas.
Especially, I like three ghosts.They are wonderful and mysterious ghosts.I may meet something mysterious on Christmas. I'm looking forward to Christmas this year! (

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akarih | Nov 14, 2009 |

This story is fantasy fiction. Scoorge, the main character of this story, is a cold person. And he dislike Chistmas. He don't marry. But by the thing that Maley'ghost who used to work with Scoorge manifest itself, he can look at the ghosts of different ages, past,now and fiture, and see himself in each age. In order to see himself, he is...
When I read this book, I think this book is interesting. This story is cute! If you read this book, you will be think so,too. The change of Scoorge is a feature in this book. (

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chacochan | Oct 11, 2009 |

The main character was not friendly, and always alone. He was going to spend a christmas day as usual. Then ghoasts came to him, and change his life or his character. It was cute story. I'm looking forward to be cinematized. (

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arisam | Sep 28, 2009 |

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Series (with order)

Christmas Books (1)

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A Christmas Carol

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Ghost of Christmas Past

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London, England, UK

Camden Town

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BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 47)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006 Edition)

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Marley was dead: to begin with.

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This work contains various editions of the unabridged book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Please do not combine it with adaptations or abridgments.

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Amazon.com Amazon.com Audiobook Review (ISBN 0140861785, Audio Cassette)

Patrick Stewart's one-man production of Dickens's A Christmas Carol played to sold-out audiences in New York and Los Angeles. In this studio recording based on those performances, Stewart is in rare form, using his considerable range of voices to play all roles, from the Ghost of Christmas past to Tiny Tim. It must be said that Stewart clearly enjoys playing Scrooge best of all--but isn't the villain always the most compelling character? Even if you feel that "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart," this rendition of Dickens's classic will get you in a Yuletide mood. (Running time: 2 hours, 2 cassettes) --C.B. Delaney

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